tral America and every South American Republic excepting
Paraguay and Colombia. Number of countries within the orbit of the Faith
is now exceeding sixty. Intercontinental crusade, through path broken by
Martha Root and seal set by May Maxwell's death yielding destined fruit.
Galvanized, permanently safeguarded. Together with Keith they forged
through sacrifice a triple cord indissolubly knitting the community of
North American believers to cradle of Faith in every continent of Old
World and Latin America. Unperturbed by gathering gloom of tottering
civilization without, contemptuous of the assault of the perfidious
enemies within, the executors of 'Abdu'l-Baha's mandate must and will
strain every nerve in the course of the ensuing year to multiply the
number of enrolled pioneers to consolidate work achieved in newly opened
North American States and Provinces, to insure prompt settlement of
remaining Republics, to prosecute unremittingly ornamentation of last unit
of Ma_sh_riqu'l-A_dh_kar, to expedite formation in isolated centers of
nuclei capable of the establishment of local Assemblies. Urgently plead,
fervently pray that all ranks of the valiant forerunners of Baha'u'llah's
Commonwealth may, ere expiry of allotted term, bring fruition of mission
to insure ascendancy of Baha'u'llah's spiritual sovereignty over entire
Western Hemisphere.

Cablegram April 25, 1940

SECTION OF ORNAMENTATION

Section of Temple ornamentation has been placed in the precincts of the
Bab's Shrine. Magnificent reminder of American believers' stupendous
efforts.

Cablegram April 27, 1940.

CONTINUOUS CONSECRATION

To these words, written on my behalf, and in answer to your particular
questions relating to the administrative issues that confront you in these
days, I wish to add my own tribute to the magnificent manner in which you
face the problems, both spiritual and administrative, which the expansion
of the Faith is continually raising, and to the way in which you resolve
them, explain their nature, and derive fresh strength from your experience
of any one of them. The text of the annual reports demonstrates this fact
and establishes for all time the high standard according to which the
administrative machinery of the Faith is functioning, developing and
consolidating itself under your able and energetic direction. As the
administrative processes expand, as their operation steadily improves, as
their necessity is mo